Belt-shipper.



L. W. PENNEY.

B'ELT SHIPPER.

APPUCATION nuao JUNE 10, 1914.

1,182,203. Patented May 9,1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET Fig-1- L. W. PENNEY.

BELT SHIPPER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10, 1914.

Patented May 9 1916. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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LOREN, W. PElhTNEY, 0F NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO SACO-LOWELL SHOPS, 0F BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A C ORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

BELT-SHIPFEB.

I Specification of Letters Fatent.

Patented May 9, 11%16.

Application filed June 10, 1914. Serial No. 84:4,320.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LOREN lV PENNEY, of

Newton, in the county of Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, a citizen of the United States, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Belt-Shippers, of which the following is a specification My invention is especially designed for use in shipping belts from the loose to'- the fast pulley on carding engines, where the weight of the cylinderis considerable. Inorder to preventthe belt fromslipping on the fast pulley afterit has been shipped it hasusually been thecustom for the operator to bind the belt more or less against the'fast pulley by hand in order toinc'rease temporarily the amount of frictional contact between the belt and the pulley. When the inertia ofrthe cylinder is once overcome the operator releases the belt and the normal relations of'the belt to the pulley are resumed; The use ofthe hands for: this purpose is unsafe, and my invention relates especially to other means for. accomplishing this purpose. My invention will be understood by'reference to the .drawings,.in which it is illus trated in its preferred form. I 1

Figure 1 is an end elevation of a portion of the carding engine, showing thepulley and the attachment of my belt shipper tothe frame 'ofthe machine. Fig. 2 is a top view.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged sectional end elevation of my invention taken on line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 isaside' view taken on line 4.-4

of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a section takenonline 5-5 of Fig.1. Fig. 6 is a section taken on the line 66 of Fig. 2. 1 p

A, A are the fast and loose pulleys, re-- means of a clamp C which isclampedtherei to by bolts 01' screws 0;, Ina suitable open ing in this clamp ismounted a rod 1) car-. I rying a stop pin (Z whichprojects at right angles therefrom. This rod Disadjustable' in the clamp 0. about its ,longitudinalaxis,

rod D slides the shipper proper which as shown comprises two parts E, E similar in general character and bolted together by a bolt 0, these parts being constructed toform "a handle E 'The part E carries an arm FF and the part E carries an arm 13*, these arms together forming the fork within nwhichithe belt F, F runs. A slot 6 is pro vided in the frame in which the pin 03 runs.

The pin (Z serves to limit the inner and outer.

For this purpose I the shipper is provided with a narrow slot 6 traverse of the shipper.

in which the pin (Z lies. The ends of this slot 6 and c respectively, engage the pin (Z as theshipper is moved to carry the belt ley, as the case may be.- The shipper is from the fast pulley A to the loose pulley A or from the loose pulley to the fast pulmaintained in horizontal position by contact o of this pin [Z with the lower wall of the slot e i The slot e has recesses 6% at each of its ends in which the pin a3 lies to lock the ship ,p)er when it is not in use (see Figs. 5 and 6 These recesses are formed both in the part E and in the part E as the device is reversible as referred to below. i

In order to give to the belt F the additional amount of frictional contact with the "pulley necessary to start up the machine promptly without rendering the operator liable to injury, I have mounted on the part E of'the shipper a yoke frame G which cari ries an arm G capable of a swinging movement in a horizontal plane. Thls arm G sufi icient length to allow the arm G to have considerable swing.

On the arm G is mounted an idler or i friction roll H of convenient shape to engage the belt F in the manner desired. As

shown it is shapedsomewhat like an egg and is hollow to form a lubricating chamber hi, a passage it being provided by which-a lubricant may be applied toiit. ,The idler is a free to rotate on the arm G and is also free to be-moved lengthwise of the rod as occa sion may require during the belt-manipulating operation by engagement with the fork arms E E preferably rounded-off at the ends so that For this purpose it is there may be no undue friction between it and the inner walls of the fork arms'E E Theslot in the arm 13* is enlarged at one end (see 9 in order to form a recess in which the arm G may normally lie.

In practice, if it is desired to ship the belt- Y may be moved 1n a right'hne alimited dlssay from the loose pulley A to the fastpulley A, the shipper as a whole is first tilted slightly to lift the pin (Z out of its recess 6* and is then pushed inward, toward the cyl ind'er. This -of course carries with i'tthe sup porting yoke G and arm G? which area-part of the shipper. The length of travel of the shipper: upon the rod. D is determined by the. engagement of the pini (Z with" the surface e VVher-r theFshipper isreleased the pin fallsintothe recesseat the outer' end of the lowerwall ofthe slotnei: At thatimoment thesuperficial contact between 1 the" belt F and' the pulley A wil'l probably IIOt bB'ISu'ffi? cient to start up, the he a-vy 'cylinder and the belt will slip more or less, and ordinarily the opera-ton would. press the "two opposingrfpor tions: of.- thehbelt together withihisi hands,

so that the belt wouldvhugithe: pulley A more closely: Inetheeuse ofmy invention, .however, insteadihez'wou l'd lift thearmGr out of therecess g in.-w'hich'itwas lying and then pull .itover: so that the idler: 11' would engage the belt 1 with as? much pressure? as .iszneces sary andibring it into engagement; with agreater portion of: the surface of the pul-1 ley'Av Oneadvantage of1thisstructureeis that i is'reversiblea- For example, as showninfthei drawingsitis set-upvto act upon abeltrcom+ ingin from; the-left, .but ifthe-.belt came in:

from thefright it: would simply require a that the clamp C be; applied to another partof thefliange B in: whicliicase the shipper: will be reversed, .wha-t- WaSvltS'f lower portion becoming. its upper portion and-its: forlezpointingto thezright (seeFig. 1) instead ofitotheleft. Moreover, it may be used with many other. kinds-of. machines besides the-carding engine; 7

Modifications ofth'e estructureishownzmay be made :which Willembody. 'my invention;

While "I. prefer that the f ork which embraces.

the-belt shall-be made intwo pieces for pure posesof. simple construction, and the stopibeattached to the slide rod to :engage '-a;-.sloti'in" the. shipper, ,thesame a result may be 1 other: wise. secured Thelocking; of a reversible shipper Ibelieve: to be new w'ith'me;

What I claim as: my invention is 1.; In: a device of:- the I kind described;- in

combination with a I belt and a fast and loose pulleysaa forked; piece-and means fonsupe porting." it in. relation: to I said; pulleys said forked piece being movablethereon. in a: right linea limited distance to shift theibelt'v from one pulley; to ther'other, and ameans; lo-

cated on said support: adapted to limit: the; movementiofisaid.forkedipieceiwhereby.said:

forked piece will be locked against accidental movement. I s

21' In a device of the kinddescribed, in combination with a belt andfast and'loose pulleys, a forked piece, means forsupportingit in relation-to said pulleys whereby it support. to shift the belt: from one pulleyto thetother, and means adapted'to cooperate with said forkedpiece -whereby it may beheld in substantially horizontal position and theextent of its-sliding -operation may be limited'and' locked, said means com-prisinga pin proj ectin-g: from said: support 1 andzmembersorr said forked pieceadapted toengage said pin;

- 4.. Ina device of-therkind deseribedyin combination with abeltandIfastrandloosex I pulleys; a forked piece, a support, said forked piecerbeing. adaptedto slide i011" said support to'shift the" belt from one-pulley to.

the other, and 'meanscomprising a pinipror position andtheextentio-f its sliding opera tionmay bewlimited anclvlockedv.

5. In a device of the kind described, in combination: with a belt 7' and fast and loose pulleys, a support; a forked'pieceaadapted to slide on said support to. shift; the belt" from": one pulley to: the other, a" pin: projecting from. said" support: adapted to: engage members located on said forked: piece at each limit-Lof: the-movement thereof whereby said-' forkect piecereason of its weight jeeting: from said support, adapted to en- 1 gage members :on :said vforked piece whereby itmay be held in substantially horizontal.

will. be'zlocked" againstadditi'onal movement.

6. Ina device of the kind: described, in V comhination witha'belt: and fast and loose pulleys, a: forked piece adapted to; embrace said belt, a swingable arm mounted on a substantially vertical axis carried" by said forked piecef and saidsa'rm 1 extending across I the arms of": said forked piece and: being adapted? to engage? said belt between the arms of": said forked piece;

7'. In a device of' 'the kind described, a

forkedi piece:- adapted 'to embrace a, belt; a

8. In a device of the kind described, a hold said swingable arm out of contact with forked piece adapted to embrace a belt, a said belt. sWingable arm mounted on a substantially vertical axis carried by said forked piece LOREN PENNEY 5 and adapted to cross the arms of said forked Witnesses:

piece and engage the belt between the arms GEORGE O. G. COALE,

of said forked piece, and means located to M. E. FLAHERTY.

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